7-letter words containing e, s, o, p
- persons — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- persson — Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- peshito — the standard translation of the Old and New Testaments in ancient Syriac
- petasos — a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- phoebus — Classical Mythology. Apollo as the sun god.
- phonies — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- phoresy — (among insects and arachnids) a nonparasitic relationship in which one species is carried about by another.
- piceous — of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- pileous — hairy or furry.
- pistole — a former gold coin of Spain, equal to two escudos.
- piteous — evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help.
- plessor — plexor.
- ploesti — a city in S Romania: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- plosive — (of a stop consonant or occlusive) characterized by release in a plosion; explosive.
- plumose — having feathers or plumes; feathered.
- poaches — to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
- pockies — woollen mittens
- podesta — any of certain magistrates in Italy, as a chief magistrate in medieval towns and republics.
- poetess — a woman who writes poetry.
- poetics — poetics.
- polices — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- polies' — Informal. polyester (def 2): a blend of poly and cotton.
- popster — a pop star
- porsena — Lars (lɑːz). 6th century bc, a legendary Etruscan king, alleged to have besieged Rome in a vain attempt to reinstate Tarquinius Superbus on the throne
- posable — to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
- posaune — an organ reed with a tone resembling a trombone
- poseuse — a female poseur
- poshest — sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: a posh apartment.
- posited — to place, put, or set.
- possess — to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
- possies — a job; position.
- postage — the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
- posteen — an Afghan jacket made of leather and with a wool lining
- postern — a back door or gate.
- postnet — an official postal service in South Africa
- posture — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- potents — a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- pouches — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- prepose — to place (a grammatical form) before a related grammatical form: The adverb “out” of “put the light out” is preposed in “put out the light.”.
- preshow — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- presoak — to soak (laundry) in a liquid containing agents that loosen dirt, remove stains, etc., before washing.
- presold — to sell in advance, as before manufacture or construction: to presell a planned house.
- presong — of the period before a song is sung
- presort — to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
- pressor — causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction.
- preston — a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- prevost — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1862–1941, French novelist and dramatist.
- process — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- proesch — Gilbert. Born 1942, an Italian artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with George Passmore